Web-based system and method for managing legal information

a legal information and web-based technology, applied in the field of knowledge management systems, can solve problems such as time-consuming methods, create filing and storage problems, and sometimes a serious challenge in finding a specific documen

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-01-04
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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In yet another embodiment, the invention is an apparatus for managing, storing, disseminating and sharing information on-line in real time using a network based Legal Management System which includes a server system, a client system and a centralized interactive database connected to the server system and the client system by a communication link. The apparatus includes a Security Module providing a user access into various applications including legal productivity and collaboration tools such as the Outside Counsel Management System, Lot

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For example, current document management methods and systems are largely paper-based and create filing and storing problems.
In addition, these methods are time consuming and finding a specific document is sometimes a serious challenge.
The p

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Exemplary embodiments of systems and processes that facilitate integrated network-based electronic reporting and workflow process management related to the Legal Management System are described below in detail. The systems and processes facilitate, for example, electronic submission of information using a client system automated extraction of information, and web-based assessment reporting and management of acquisitions for internal system users.

The systems and processes are not limited to the specific embodiments described herein. Components of each system and each process can be practiced independent and separate from other components and processes described herein. Each component and process also can be used in combination with other components and processes.

FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of a Legal Management System (LMS) 10 including a server system 12 and a plurality of client systems 14 connected to server system 12. In one embodiment, client systems 14 are computers in...

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The disclosed invention, a Legal Management System (LMS), is a fully integrated web-based interactive database to automate the management process for storing, disseminating and searching information in real time. The invention is a method using a web-based system including a server system coupled to a centralized interactive database and at least one client system. The method involves receiving information from a client system, storing the information into a centralized database, updating the centralized database periodically to maintain the information, and providing the up-to-date information in response to an inquiry.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThis invention relates generally to an integrated knowledge management system and more specifically, to a web-based method and system for storing, disseminating, and searching information in real time.Legal communities of successful business entities may include several hundred attorneys from various practice groups representing many business divisions in different countries. The legal community generally has a need to store, disseminate, and search information in a real-time basis. However, the known document management methods and systems utilized by the legal community have several disadvantages. For example, current document management methods and systems are largely paper-based and create filing and storing problems. In addition, these methods are time consuming and finding a specific document is sometimes a serious challenge. The problem is more acute in organizations having multiple divisions, and especially organizations with globally distributed d...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F17/30
CPCG06F17/30011G06F17/30557Y10S707/99938Y10S707/99937G06F16/93G06F16/25
Inventor LEE, MARYHAWKINS, SUZANNE
Owner GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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